Best Space Games

The best Space games ranked by Belly Score. Browse games with a Space theme, scored by The Belly.

Games with a Space theme, ranked by Belly Score. Theme tags capture the subject matter and setting of a game — distinct from genre — so this list pulls together titles that share a Space world or aesthetic regardless of how they play. See which Space-themed games earned The Belly's top marks and which fell short.

9.8

Dead Space 2

Action · Shooter

PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360 · PC

Sci-FiSpaceMonsters+1

CreepyEerieTense+3

9.8

Doom

FPS · Shooter · Horror

MS-DOS · 32X · Atari Jaguar · PC-98 · Super NES · PlayStation · Mac OS · 3DO · Windows · Sega Saturn · RISC OS · Game Boy Advance · Xbox · Xbox 360 · iOS · PlayStation 3 · Android · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X/S

Sci-FiSpaceMonsters+1

IntenseFast-PacedAdrenaline-Fueled+3

9.7

Dead Space

Action · Survival

PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S · PC

Sci-FiSpaceMonsters+1

CreepyTenseIntense+3

9.7

DoDonPachi SaiDaiOuJou

Shooter

Arcade · Xbox 360 · Nintendo Switch

Sci-FiRobots / MechsSpace

IntenseFast-PacedChaotic+3

9.7

Risk of Rain 2

Action · Shooter

PC · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S · Nintendo Switch · Stadia

Sci-FiSpaceAlien+1

IntenseFast-PacedChaotic+3

9.7

System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster

FPS · RPG · Survival

Windows PC · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S · Nintendo Switch

Sci-FiCyberpunkSpace+1

AtmosphericCreepyEerie+3

9.6

HELLDIVERS 2

Action · Shooter

PlayStation 5 · PC · Xbox Series X|S

Sci-FiSpaceMilitary+1

ChaoticIntenseCooperative+3

9.5

Destiny 2: The Final Shape

Action RPG · FPS

PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Windows · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S

Sci-FiSpaceMythology+1

EpicImmersiveIntense+3

9.4

Touhou Kanjuden ~ Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom

Shooter · Action

PC

FantasyMythologySupernatural+1

IntenseFast-PacedChallenging+3

9.4

No Man's Sky

Action · Adventure · Survival

PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Windows · macOS · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S · Nintendo Switch

Sci-FiSpaceAlien+1

AdventurousExploratoryDiscovery-Driven+3

9.4

Pikmin 2

Strategy · Adventure

GameCube · Wii · Nintendo Switch

Sci-FiSpaceAlien+1

AdventurousStrategicTactical+2

9.4

Starsector

Action RPG · Strategy · Simulation

Windows · macOS · Linux

Sci-FiSpaceMilitary+1

Open-EndedStrategicTactical+3

9.3

Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht

RPG

PlayStation 2

Sci-FiFuturisticSpace+1

MysteriousCinematicThought-Provoking+2

9.3

Pikmin 4

Strategy · Adventure

Nintendo Switch

SpaceNature / WildernessComedy+1

AdventurousExploratoryStrategic+3

9.3

Prey

FPS · Action · Simulation

PlayStation 4 · Windows · Xbox One

Sci-FiSpaceAlien+1

MysteriousImmersiveUnsettling+3

9.3

Star Wars: Republic Commando

Shooter · FPS · Action

Xbox · PC · PlayStation 4 · Nintendo Switch

Sci-FiSpaceMilitary+1

IntenseTacticalAtmospheric+3

9.3

Starbound

Action · Sandbox · RPG

Windows · OS X · Linux · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S

Sci-FiSpaceAlien+1

AdventurousExploratoryDiscovery-Driven+3

9.2

Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith

Action · Adventure

PlayStation 2 · Xbox · Game Boy Advance · Nintendo DS · Symbian

Sci-FiSpaceWar+1

EpicIntenseCinematic+2

9.1

Star Ocean: Till the End of Time

Action RPG · Adventure

PlayStation 2 · PlayStation 4

Sci-FiSpaceFantasy+1

AdventurousEpicImmersive+2

9.1

Ratchet: Deadlocked

Action · Shooter · Platformer

PlayStation 2 · PlayStation 3

Sci-FiSpaceSatire+1

Fast-PacedChaoticAdrenaline-Fueled+2

9.1

Pikmin 3

Strategy · Puzzle · Action

Wii U · Nintendo Switch

Sci-FiSpaceAlien+1

AdventurousExploratoryStrategic+3

9.1

Pikmin

Strategy · Puzzle

GameCube · Wii · Nintendo Switch

Sci-FiSpaceAlien+1

AdventurousStrategicCharming+3

9.1

Iron Lung

Adventure · Horror · Simulation

Windows · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 5 · Android

Sci-FiSpaceUnderwater+1

CreepyEerieUnsettling+3

8.7

The Invincible

Adventure

PC · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X/S

Sci-FiSpaceAlien+1

MysteriousImmersiveAtmospheric+2